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Nonfiction News
After celebrating the publication of four novels and one collection of short stories over the past ten years, Nonfiction alum and Adjunct Assistant Professor Catherine Lacey ’10 is publishing her debut work of nonfiction, The Möbius Book—a catalogue of the wreckage that ensued after a broken relationship, the broken trust of a shared mortgage, and her ensuing battle with depression.
Writing alum Kristen Martin '16 publishes debut nonfiction book, The Sun Won’t Come Out Tomorrow (Bold Type Books, 2025).
Adjunct Associate Professor of Writing Ruth Franklin's latest book, The Many Lives of Anne Frank, investigates both the historical reality and cultural impact of Anne Frank's diary.
Rev Publishing, founded by Writing alum Jessica Ciencin Henriquez '17, is on a mission to disrupt and redefine the publishing industry with new metrics for success and a determination to put writers at the center of everything they do.
Journalist and Nonfiction student Carlos Barragán has sold his debut book The Yahoo Boys to FSG in a pre-emptive deal. The book is a nonfiction portrait of the “Yahoo Boys,” tech-savvy young men in Nigeria who make a living conducting online romance scams, targeting lonely victims often from the United States.
Late Writing professor Rebecca Godfrey tragically passed away in 2022 after a long battle with cancer, leaving behind an unfinished novel about the life of art heiress and gallerist Peggy Guggenheim. With the help of friend and fellow writer, Associate Professor Leslie Jamison, Peggy has now been released by Random House.
Writing alumna Kristin Vukovic '09 has published her debut novel The Cheesemaker’s Daughter (Regalo Press, 2024).
Writing alumnus John O’Connor ’03 has published The Secret History of Bigfoot: Field Notes on a North American Monster (Sourcebooks, 2024). The nonfiction book is a heartfelt exploration of a cornerstone of American folklore, unpacking why we believe in the things that we do, what that says about us, and how it shapes our world.
Nonfiction alumna Padya Paramita ’22 has sold her debut novel, Appetite, to Dial Press.
In The Secret History of Bigfoot, journalist John O’Connor ’03 explores the mystery and legacy of the North American sasquatch.
In Dead Weight, Emmeline Clein '22 (CC '16) draws on her own story, as well as interviews, academic studies, history, and pop culture.
The Hearing Test, a debut novel by Writing alumna and Adjunct Assistant Professor Eliza Barry Callahan ’22 (CC ’17) was published by Catapult Books, distributed by Penguin Random House, in March 2024.